MackumDog Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 you might like to also look, Amazon have a sale called 'Farewell to february' and it includes quite a few games its just a promotion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Concession Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Starcraft 2 is still 60$ enough said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackumDog Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 And so, because of this, Amazon decided to sell the game in the US for 24 hours at 39$ Makes sense. Nope, but it shows EA are not worried about sales and are more concerned about subscriptions, which is where they base their revenue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iskareot Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 The good news is since all people here are actually paying for the product and obviously smart and logical in that purchase nobody could bad mouth it. I mean gosh, that would make that person pretty stupid if they actually paid for something while thinking bad of it or calling it a bad product right? Golly thank goodness for logic. Shewww Imagine all these people in this thread saying how bad it is or trying to make something out to be failing while paying for it? Man the joke sure would be on them for sure... making them pretty dumb I would think? Granted this is my opinion and thought... not fact of course (<--- forum rules outoftrouble) side comment lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xzenorath Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Nope, but it shows EA are not worried about sales and are more concerned about subscriptions, which is where they base their revenue So EA told Amazon to do a 24 hours sale, only today, only Amazon. That also makes a lot of sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfeisberg Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Starcraft 2 is still 60$ enough said Amazon and so many other places, both online and Brick and Mortar had that game on a temporary sale as well at some point. Enough said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackumDog Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Starcraft 2 is still 60$ enough said Star wars old Republic...Not on Sale at Amazon.co.uk .... not enough said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackumDog Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 So EA told Amazon to do a 24 hours sale, only today, only Amazon. That also makes a lot of sense. Im not saying that...your reading between the lines and gettign a diddferent story, all I am saying is EA are not worried about the game, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouroborica Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 People look up loss leader. Seriously http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loss_leader Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xzenorath Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Im not saying that...your reading between the lines and gettign a diddferent story, all I am saying is EA are not worried about the game, Bottom line is: the game is fine, amazon likes to make more money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfeisberg Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 I guess Skyrim was failing and Steam needed to get rid of their inventory when they put Skyrim on a 33% sale 1.5 months after it released. Then after that sale their inventory must have normalized and the sales increased to make it so they can sell it again at full price http://www.freefrag.com/gaming-news/21409-skyrim-steam-sale.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbanite Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 (edited) Starcraft 2 is still 60$ enough said http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/23/starcraft-2-for-30-this-weekend-from-blizzard-store/ see according to your logic even blizzard admit starcraft game is an absolute failure you don't come across as a blizzard shill or anything that's for sure Edited February 28, 2012 by corbanite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackumDog Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Bottom line is: the game is fine, amazon likes to make more money. yes. at last we speak as one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerokTalram Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 If you aren't hitting your sales projections, then by all means, discount it to try and draw business in and boost sales (more sales, lower prices, still possible to hit sales goals). But if I am hitting my sales projections, then there is absolutely no reason to discount my product. Would be very silly to leave money on the table that consumers are willing to spend. Have you ever worked for a ISP or another service provider? Profits are made from the residuals not the upfront charge. It's not a one off sale. It's not like selling a car or sofa. The more units you sell the more residuals you get the more profit. Maybe they want even more sales so they had Amazon (who maybe doing this on their own) lower prices for 24 hours. So what? It tells you nothing about SWTOR's sales. Sales can be to draw people in. In retail, it's call a lost leader. As I have already said, SWTOR makes money of residuals (sub fees) not the actual box sales. Box sales are needed to bring in more subs, not to make profit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reaperkeepet Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 yes. at last we speak as one ^^This. To both of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xzenorath Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 ^^This. To both of you. Best. Signature. Ever. Damn the dude needs to exercise. Way too much force in that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackumDog Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Have you ever worked for a ISP or another service provider? Profits are made from the residuals not the upfront charge. It's not a one off sale. It's not like selling a car or sofa. The more units you sell the more residuals you get the more profit. Maybe they want even more sales so they had Amazon (who maybe doing this on their own) lower prices for 24 hours. So what? It tells you nothing about SWTOR's sales. Sales can be to draw people in. In retail, it's call a lost leader. As I have already said, SWTOR makes money of residuals (sub fees) not the actual box sales. Box sales are needed to bring in more subs, not to make profit. Dead right, and the wholesale price of a computer game is near the $20 mark so selling in a sale they still profit, the chances are they took a massive bulk off EA at discounted price, so both benefit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisftw Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 But but, the game is in great health and all, 2 mill subs and raising amirite? Inb4 the fanboys dismissing it as a non event. you are the most condescending hateful person on this forum. every post you must always belittle everybody who enjoys this game. with the whole "but but but" innuendo. what causes you to hurt so much inside you have to throw bile and vitriol out at everybody here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qilz Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 http://www.amazon.com/gp/goldbox I didn't expect it to drop this fast...even if for 24 hours. Still overpriced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dayshadow Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 But but, the game is in great health and all, 2 mill subs and raising amirite? Inb4 the fanboys dismissing it as a non event. I know, right. 1 retailer putting a game on sale during a special offer definitely means the game is failing. The fact that every other retailer is selling it - minus special event offer - for 59.99 is irrelevent. Face it, fanbois!! SWTOR is DOOMED!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbanite Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 This thread just appears to be evidence of what bioware said when they talked about a certain element wanting them to fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisftw Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 This thread just appears to be evidence of what bioware said when they talked about a certain element wanting them to fail. no clue as to what drives them either but eventually as TOR continues on. they will bore of constant attempts to derail the game and just move on to troll the next "big thing" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elboc Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 I saw that McDonalds was having a sale the other day on Hamburgers....must mean they are going out of business and everyone hates their hamburgers. lol... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vecke Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 (edited) In a retail setting I might agree with you. However, we're talking about online sales. When I go to Amazon I don't have to walk to the back of the store to get my item and then back up to the front of the store to pay for it. In a retail setting that exposes your customer to the plethora of other goods you have for sale. Amazon may have some ancillary advertising on the page listing TOR, but it's nowhere near what you'd get in a retail establishment, and it's not enough of a reason to discount it in an online setting. EDIT: Also, if demand is sufficiently high you still don't need to discount the item to draw people in. Having the item in stock is the draw. Again, I know you have no reason to believe me and I'm not touting my "great expertise" here, but online retailers absolutely put high-demand items on sale. It's a fundamental part of online retail. When people can purchase a highly desired item from a hundred different places with a single click, retailers have to get them to come to their way. They have to find ways to introduce them to the services they can provide and the other products they can provide. Sales get them to click that retailer instead of a competitor. It introduces them to their shipping promotions, their ease of ordering procedures, and their overall service. And since most online retailers (including Amazon) have shipping options that promote purchasing multiple items, it generates sales on that visit. Putting an item nobody wants on sale doesn't do that. Putting the stuff people are buying on sale is what does it. You can believe me or not, but I can tell you that what you're saying is absolutely factually untrue. In retail (especially in online retail) putting high demand items on sale is an absolutely vital part of the business model. This isn't an opinion. This happens. Regularly. I mean absolutely no disrespect to you here and I don't expect you to believe me on this, but I can tell you that you are factually wrong on this one. Online retail outlets regularly sell high demand items at sale prices. It's a fundamental part of the business model. Edited February 28, 2012 by Vecke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texicon Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 My valued opinion as someone with no background in sales let alone internet sales is that all the internet bullies are right. You folks stating facts from experience have NO place here so you just scoot along and let the cyber cupcakes have their moment of glory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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